Florence Ilo Meckel

Florence Ilo Meckel, age 93, of Hays, passed away Friday, October 7, 2011 at the Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care Center. She was born on July 20, 1918 in Hays, Kansas to Alonzo and Neta (Lord) Brumitt. She married Vivian Meckel on June 11, 1939 in Hays at the First Baptist Church. He preceded her in death on 1981. She was homemaker and was a member of the Hays First Baptist Church, P.E.O. Chapter EC, and S.A.I. She enjoyed playing bridge, knitting, reading and traveling. She is survived by a son, Mark (Roberta) Meckel of Nashville, TN; three daughters, Marilyn (Ron) Davis of Russell, Marsha (Bill) Schmitt of El Paso, TX. and Michele Yancey of Mission, KS; a brother, Bill Brumitt of Willow Valley, PA; thirteen grandchildren, Beth Flegler, Mark, Paul, Matthew and David Davis, Anne Stoops, Ashley Arvidson, Katie Abbott, Nathan Meckel, Abra Niemiec, Natalie, Samantha and Alison Yancey; 23 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a daughter, Gretchen Meckel and a sister, Bernice Benzinger. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday at the First Baptist Church 12th & Fort in Hays. Burial will be in Mt. Allen Cemetery in Hays. Visitation will be Thursday 10:30 A.M. until service time at the church. Arrangements in care of Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine Hays, KS, 67601. Memorial contributions are suggested to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and may be sent in care of the funeral home.











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